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For the curious -- previous discussion about adding TameJS constructs: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/issues/1710

And the history of a previous attempt at doing something similar:

https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/issues/241

https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/issues/287

https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/issues/350

http://gfxmonk.net/2010/07/04/defer-taming-asynchronous-java...

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Thanks for the last link[1]. It is pretty amazing. I've studied some Scheme and call/cc on college (and played around with it on Ruby), but this post made me realize how much more powerful can continuations be (besides doing basic control flow/exception stuff).

A post that stands on its own, whether you like/care about Coffeescript/Javascript or not.

[1] http://gfxmonk.net/2010/07/04/defer-taming-asynchronous-java...

Dude you are awesome. I used to think splats and destructuring were what made CoffeeScript more than just pretty Javascript. But this new stuff is doing even more substantive work on our behalves. Thank you.

Thank @maxtaco -- TameJS is his baby.

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